The stone steps are steep and uneven, and the sides are even more dangerous, and if you are not careful, you will fall down.

After walking for less than half a day, Wang Lin felt that his legs were like lead, sweating like rain, and it was difficult to step out of breath......

Wang Lin gritted his teeth and insisted, he knew that this was his last chance.

At this moment, a young man behind him suddenly trembled under his feet, stepped on the air, and his body quickly fell from the side, and the screams of horror suddenly rang out.

"I give up, help!"

Everyone stopped, and looked down in unison, only to see a black light flickering, and a disciple of the Hengyue Sect rushed out of nowhere, grabbed the young man who was in mid-air, and his body fell lightly at the foot of the mountain.

Wang Lin was pale and silent, and cautiously continued to climb up.

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Li Fan's feet were already blistered with blood, and there were many bruises all over his body, similar to Wang Lin, he seemed to have exhausted his strength and climbed forward with his hands.

"The child's heart is strong, but the avenue is ruthless, in vain, in vain......" A leisurely sigh came, and an immortal with emotion passed by Wang Lin and Li Fan. "The perseverance is excellent, but it's a pity that the qualifications are too ordinary, no chance, no chance......"

The bookworm couldn't help it, and said to Li Fan: "Don't you stop acting, okay? I know you're using bitter tricks, but how can a college graduate like you, who runs the credit card business every day, be embarrassed to fall behind a group of fifteen or sixteen-year-old teenagers?"

Li Fan said angrily: "Since you know my thoughts, then why don't you pass those spells to me as soon as possible?"

The bookworm laughed, "It's easy to want my spells, but you'll have to come up with something in exchange." In order to learn 'stealth', you have already traded half of your future power. This is an advance purchase, which is equivalent to half of the total credit card quota. Do you want to completely max out your credit card, become a card slave from now on, and work for the bank forever?"

Li Fan was very surprised and asked, "You also know credit cards?"

The bookworm said eloquently: "As long as there is information in the book, I can easily get it." Credit cards originated in the United States in 1915. The first institutions to issue credit cards were not banks, but department stores, restaurants, entertainment and gasoline companies. In order to attract customers, promote goods, and expand their turnover, some shops and restaurants in the United States selectively issue customers a kind of credit chips similar to metal badges within a certain range, and only later did they evolve into cards made of plastic as a voucher for customers to purchase goods and consume goods. This is the prototype of credit cards......"

Li Fan felt familiar when he heard it, and then suddenly realized: "Isn't what you are talking about the content of my induction training, you...... You're peeking at my memories again. No, you're plagiarizing!"

The bookworm smiled: "A big copy of the world's articles, just learn from each other." Can a scholar's work be called stealing? If the copying is relatively good, it is called borrowing; if the copying is average, it is called imitation; if the copying is poor, it is called copycating; and if the copying is stupid, then it is called plagiarism. Lu Xun's 'Hengmei Leng pointed at a thousand husbands, bowing his head and being willing to be a son of a cow' borrowed from the poems of his predecessors, 'drunk or turned into a butterfly, and after dinner he was willing to be a cow for his children'; and Taizu's sentence 'born in a fairy cave, infinite scenery in the dangerous peak' is derived from the predecessor's poem 'born in a fairy cave, infinite scenery in the jade peak', do you think they borrowed it well?"

Li Fan said stupidly: "You have moved out Wenhao and Taizu, what else do I have to say." I remember reading Taizu's poem back then: 'The child is determined to go out of the countryside, and if he can't learn to become famous, he vows not to return.' At that time, I once lamented that Taizu had the domineering spirit of an emperor since he was a child, and later read a poem inscribed by a monk in the Song Dynasty: "A man is determined to go out of the countryside, and if he fails to learn, he will not return." When the bones are buried, there are green mountains everywhere in the world. Only to find that some monks also seem to have the domineering spirit of the emperor. It seems that it makes sense that Zhu Yuanzhang can be the emperor. ”

The bookworm comforted: "No matter who they borrowed from whom, 'familiar with 300 Tang poems, if you can't chant poems, you will steal'." In conclusion, I did not plagiarize your idea. ”

Li Fan found that the bookworm was getting farther and farther away, so he quickly picked up the topic in front of him and asked bluntly, "What should I do so that you are willing to teach me the second spell?"

The bookworm asked rhetorically, "Haven't you been smart since you were a child?" Do you have any good ideas, or good ideas, come up with them and show them to me, maybe I can make a one-time upfront investment." ”

Li Fan instantly saw hope: "What do you mean...... It's the right decision to invest in me, and if the investment is successful, you'll get a return of several times, dozens of times, or even hundreds of times. ”

The bookworm said, "What if it fails?

Li Fan scratched his head embarrassedly.

The bookworm added: "Also, to be precise, this should be called 'angel investment'. If you don't have a concrete and clear plan of action, the average venture capital firm won't come up with a penny just by relying on some abstract ideas. ”

Li Fan said: "Believe me, I will not let you down." ”

The bookworm sighed: "Who made me connect with you? Did you know that 'angel investment' is also called "3F", that is, Family, Friends, Fools, I don't know which situation it belongs to, family, friends or fools?"

Li Fan smiled: "We are 'tired of logging'." ”

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The next night, Wang Lin's hands were blurred with flesh and blood, and the stone steps he climbed left a deep trail of blood......

Li Fan kept following behind Wang Lin, climbing the steps while thinking of ideas. After all, it was more tempting to learn the subtle spells of a bookworm than to go to the Hengyue Sect as a handyman. Unfortunately, inspiration is like an affair, but not sought.

In this case, it is better to have a good relationship with Wang Lin as soon as possible, you must know that Wang Lin is about to face the first trough in his life, and at this time, "investing" a little emotion, and he will reap unimaginable returns in the future. Li Fan learned from the bookworm, speculated and sold, and was determined to be Wang Lin's angel investor.

Although the concept of "angel investment" is a foreign product, in fact, as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, China had an outstanding angel investor, who was a famous businessman - Lü Buwei.

Legend has it that when Lü Buwei was doing business in Handan, he saw the grandson of the King of Qin, a poor stranger, and felt a pity, thinking that it was a strange thing to live in. He spared no expense, and after his careful design and operation, Yiren finally returned to Xianyang. After Lü Buwei's maneuvering, Yiren finally became the king of Qin, Lü Buwei also became the prime minister, and more importantly, Yingzheng's mother Zhao Ji was also Lü Buwei's "buy one get one free" to Yiren, and the crown prince Yingzheng was actually Lü Buwei's "seed". After Yingzheng ascended the throne, he respected Lü Buwei as the prime minister and was known as the middle father...... As an "angel investor", Lü Buwei not only got fame and fortune, but also almost earned a lifetime for future generations, but it is a pity that Qin II is too uncompetitive.

It is no exaggeration to say that Lü Buwei is by far the greatest angel investor.

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Li Fan caught up with Wang Lin and kept encouraging him, but it was a pity that he ...... There is no "Joy Lang"!

At the moment of sunrise on the third day, angel investors Li Fan and Wang Lin saw the end of the stone steps at the same time. Unfortunately, a ruthless voice came: "It's time!"

Wang Lin laughed miserably, his body was crooked, and he fell on the stone steps, unconscious.

The middle-aged man in black who tested his talent three days ago had a cold expression, and said lightly: "The qualified three, take them to the miscellaneous office to arrange work, and all the ones who give up will be sent home, and the 12 people who will persist until the end will be sent to the Sword Spirit Pavilion after they wake up, and they will be sent to the Sword Spirit Pavilion ......" After speaking, the middle-aged man didn't look at these teenagers, and walked away.

Three days later, in the Sword Spirit Pavilion, 12 teenagers, including Li Fan and Wang Lin, began the Sword Spirit Test.

This sword spirit test was not presided over by a middle-aged man in black, but a strange young man in white.

"This is the final test, and those who can walk into this room will pass. The young man's words were brief and impatient.

Li Fan saw that this was an ordinary house, and there were ancient swords of different lengths in it.

The teenagers lined up one by one in order, and Li Fan stood behind Wang Lin and continued to encourage him......

"Unqualified, next!" the same voice sounded over and over again, and the young man in white said eleven times......